Global computer hardware industry - growth in different market segments

The impact of the global economic downturn on computer hardware companies is lagging behind, and they are back on the track of progress. It seems that the predictions made before the recession will change. Different parts of the computer hardware industry are growing, their design and functionality are improving, and demand is growing.

Not only large hardware manufacturers, but also small and medium-sized enterprises have made great contributions to industry growth on a global scale. Below you can find several sections that analyze the development of the computer hardware industry in different countries.

Prior to this, the main parts of the computer hardware industry were listed here:

• Finished products such as computers and laptops.
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  • Network hardware contracts for routers, modems, network cards, network adapters, hubs and switches, and other components.
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  • Storage hardware, from hard drives to USB storage devices.
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  • Input and output peripherals such as keyboards, mice, scanners, video cards, speakers, headphones, game controllers, etc.
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  • System hardware maintenance for motherboards, UPS, monitors and other components.

Personal computer market
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  In 2008, the global PC market revenue reached $203.7 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 8% from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, China's personal computer market total value was 21.8 billion US dollars, equivalent to a compound annual growth rate. The rate is over 14%. The US PC market generated $50.6 billion in 2008, a compound annual growth rate of 3.8%.

PC sales in the Indian market increased by 42% from October to December 2009. 52% of the sales desks are provided by multinational computer companies and 13% by Indian hardware manufacturers. The remaining 35% is consistent with the assembled table.

Growth in other market segments
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  From October to December 2009, laser printers in the Indian hardware market grew by 70%. Dot matrix printers grew by 13%, while inkjet printers grew by 17% in India over the same period. During this period, the growth rate of the UPS market also reached 28%.

In Chin, total revenue generated by network hardware in 2008 was $4.8 billion. In the same year, US network hardware grew by $23 billion. The total revenue of the global network hardware market in 2008 was $112.8 billion. In addition, the global storage hardware and peripherals market generated revenue of $160.3 billion in 2008.

Future trend
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  According to the latest growth rate, the global hardware market is expected to reach 53.73 billion US dollars by 2012. Computer hardware manufacturers have begun to follow the concept of green computer hardware manufacturing, which will further increase profitable computer hardware companies.

Small and medium-sized hardware manufacturers from developing countries such as India have a bright future in computer hardware components. They and major players will take the computer hardware industry to the next level in the near future.

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